Cherry Lane students learn to make zucchini bread

Second graders at Carle Place’s Cherry Lane School put their science lessons into practice by baking zucchini bread as a culminating activity for their first project-based learning unit. [caption id="attachment_378941" align="alignnone" width="525"] Students poured and mixed ingredients. Carle Place School District[/caption] Throughout the unit, students explored the states of matter and learned how heating and cooling can cause physical and chemical changes. With help from their instructional coach, they also reflected on the process through a writing activity, connecting their hands-on experience with written expression. [caption id="attachment_378940" align="alignnone" width="525"] Students worked together to make zucchini bread. Carle Place School District[/caption] Students also explored the school’s kitchens, learned about kitchen safety and discovered how science relates to cooking. [caption id="attachment_378939" align="alignnone" width="525"] Students worked wit